Penholder



Sept. 6, 1527.

G. T. SWASEY PENHOLDER Filed Feb. l7, 1.926

yaw M Patented Sept. 6,1927.

UNITED STATES GEORGE TRUMAN SWASEY, OF RAYMOND, WASHINGTON.

PENHOLDER.

Application filed February 17, 1926. Serial No. 89,073.

The present invention relates to improve men-ts in the pen holdingfeatures of fountain pens and aims to provide a structure which issimple, easy to assemble and disassemble, thoroughly efficient andreliable in use, and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which itis designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

The figure is a fragmentary longitudinal section through a fountain pen,showing my improved structure.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that an ordinary penpoint is denoted by the numeral 3 and is disposed about the feeder 1.This feeder 1 is partially enclosed in a flexible rubber hollow plug 5,which is formed with a flexible tube extension 5. This flexible tubeextension 5 is formed integrally with the plug 5 and is disposedco-axially therewith and has an exterior diameter smaller than theexterior diameter of the plug. The rubber plug is carried in the end ofthe casing 6, being held in place by the wedge ring 4, which is securedof construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit orscope of the in vention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

. In combination with a fountain pen;

wherein the fountain pen includes a casing, 7

a well member, and a feeder; a rubber hol low plug in the open end ofthe casing, means for holding the plug in place, a flexible tubeextending integrally from the inner end of the plug coaxially therewithand having an exterior diameter smaller than the exterior diameter ofthe plug, said well member receiving at its open end the flexible tube,the feeder extending into the hollow plug for the purpose of holding apen point between the hollow plug and the feeder.

GEORGE TRUMAN SVVASEY.

